COAR releases ‘Resource Type’ Controlled Vocabulary for Open Access Repositories - October 5, 2016
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced the public release of the 'Resource Type' Controlled Vocabulary for Open Access Repositories, version 1.1. The vocabulary articulates the different types of content available in repositories (and other scholarly systems) in a standardised way. The vocabulary will… Read More
ACRL releases new version Scholarly Communication Toolkit - October 5, 2016
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released a new version of its popular Scholarly Communication Toolkit. The Toolkit has been updated with new and revised content and is now hosted through Springshare's LibGuides. The Toolkit, developed and maintained by the ACRL Research and… Read More
Thieme Chemistry releases Science of Synthesis 4.5, includes Metal-Catalysed Cyclisation Reactions and latest updates - October 5, 2016
Scientific publisher Thieme Chemistry has released the latest update of its most up-to-date evaluated digital reference work, Science of Synthesis, adding two new volumes on metal-catalysed cyclisation reactions. Science of Synthesis 4.5 comprises a total of more than 1,800 printed pages of new content, including a… Read More
Europe PMC adds Altmetric badges visualisations to their database - October 5, 2016
Europe PubMed Central (Europe PMC), a free online database of biomedical research abstracts, has added Altmetric badge visualisations to their database. The new integration offers users a colourful, collated record of online mentions, shares and discussions for each individual article. Including the badges enables academics… Read More
Acquisition of Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property and Science Business by Onex and Baring Asia completed - October 4, 2016
The previously announced sale of the Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business to Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia has been completed. The company's many well‐known brands include Web of Science™, Cortellis™, Thomson Innovation™, Derwent World Patents Index™, Thomson CompuMark™, MarkMonitor®, Thomson IP Manager™… Read More
Qatar University Library collaborates with Elsevier to improve coverage and discoverability of published research by Qatar University authors - October 4, 2016
Qatar University Library and STM publisher Elsevier have announced their collaboration to maximize visibility, impact and dissemination of articles published by QU faculty and researchers. Through Elsevier's ScienceDirect APIs, QUL's institutional repository (QSpace) now receives an automated feed of metadata, abstracts… Read More
